In March 2024, heavily armed gangs laid a violent siege in the Haitian Capital of Port-au-Prince, trapping thousands of Americans and other civilians. Thousands of violent gang members terrorized the country, compelling a partial evacuation of the U.S. Embassy and the need for mass evacuations of civilians caught in the insurgency. As the gangs operated throughout the country, Bryan Stern and Team used helicopters, small planes, cars, and even boats to conduct dangerous rescue missions amidst the violence.
This mission was one of many larger-scale, even more dangerous operations conducted via airplane, helicopter, boat, and land to rescue Americans. Drawing from their war-zone expertise and leveraging generous donor resources, the team launched a series of complex helicopter air rescues from hasty landing zones deep in gang-infested hostile districts, resulting in over 50 Americans rescued from danger. Using carefully selected extraction points, unmarked landing zones like school soccer fields, and brave pilots flying multiple helicopters, Bryan and his Special Operations veteran ops team safely evacuated men, women, children, babies, the elderly, medically compromised individuals, and even a few pets stranded in the violence with no hope or options.